Grandmother

Grandmother

91 mins | Drama | Nov. 15, 1940

"Grandmother" is a highly romanticized autobiographical novel by a Czech 19th century writer, Bozena Nemcova. It's a classical, compulsory reading in Czech schools, about a wise, working-class woman, happier in her simplicity and good heart than the nobles whom she serves.

Grandmother

91 mins | Drama | Nov. 15, 1940

Grandmother
"Grandmother" is a highly romanticized autobiographical novel by a Czech 19th century writer, Bozena Nemcova. It's a classical, compulsory reading in Czech schools, about a wise, working-class woman, happier in her simplicity and good heart than the nobles whom she serves.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Lucernafilm
Original title Babička
Directors František Milič, František Čáp
Writers Karel Hašler, Václav Wasserman, Božena Němcová, František Čáp

Cast

Terezie Brzková

as Babicka

Světla Svozilová

as Terezka Prosková, její dcera

Karel Třešňák

as Jan Prosek

Nataša Tanská

as Barunka

Jiří Papež

as Jan

Jan Krchňavý

as Vilím

Jitka Dušková

as Adélka

Gustav Nezval

as Cerný myslivec

Marie Glázrová

as Knezna Vilemína Zahanská

Nora Cífková

as Komtesa Hortensie

Božena Šustrová

as Kristla

Karel Kolár

as Její otec

Jiří Dohnal

as Jakub

Theodor Pištěk

as Pan otec

Marie Blažková

as Mlynárka

Marie Skalická

as Manca, jejich dcera

Jaroslav Průcha

as Reisenburský myslivec

Vladimír Řepa

as Flasinetar Kudrna

Jaroslav Liška

as Vavrínek

Anna Steimarová

as Kovárka

Josef Vošalík

as Pan správce

Anna Letenská

as Paní správcová

Slávka Rosenbergová

as Paní duchodní

Jan W. Speerger

as Komorník Leopold

Milada Horutová

as Vorsa

Vladimír Štros

as Václav

Dagmar Appelová

as Starsí Adélka